Thursday, March 31, 2016

Onomastics is a fascinating area of linguistics concerned with
the study of the history and origin of proper names. Today’s map is of
onomastic character: We are going to take a look at the most common
surnames in European countries and their meanings.

The colouring of the map below is based on the following scheme:

red – names based on properties, such as being big or new

brown – names based on a profession (usually of the father)

blue – names originally based on the father’s first name

cyan – names based on the place of origin

green – names based on a natural object

"There are several things to note: Family names are uncommon in
Iceland; instead, its citizens still use an ancient Nordic system, in
which a child inherits the first name of its father as its last
name (the last name of a son of an Icelandic man called Jón would be
Jónsson, literally Jón’s son). We can still see remnants of this system in other Nordic countries,
where names ending with -son are common but are now proper family names,
inherited by the children no matter what the first names of their
parents are. Note also that when there are two vastly different linguistic
communities within a country, I included the top names for both whenever
I was able to find the necessary data. This was the case of Belgium
(the two names are for the Dutch- and French-speaking parts), Estonia
(with Russian and Estonian names), and Switzerland, where I was only
able to find data for the German- and Italian-speaking parts, not for
the French-speaking part. I wasn’t able to find any statistics at all
for Kosovo and Cyprus." ~ Jakub Marian

Let's do the math: His body is estimated to be over 3000 years old. His body was discovered BY the Red Sea in 1898. But the Quran is over 1400 years old.Furthermore: No other text tells the story of the Pharaoh drowning.
The Quran narrates the story of Pharaoh's drowning and ensures the
safety of his body after his death as to be a Sign to mankind.
Professor Maurice Bucaille couldn't believe his own ears and started to
wonder: How can a book existed 1400 years ago speak about the mummy that
was only found 111 years ago, in 1898? How can that be possible while
the ancient Egyptian heritage was discovered only a few decades ago and
no one knew about it before? Professor Maurice Bucaille sat
down pondering on what he was told about the book of Muslims, Holy Quran
while his Holy Book (The Bible) narrates only the drowning of Pharaoh
without saying anything about his body. "Is it possible that
this mummy in front of me is the one who was chasing Prophet Moses?" "Is
it possible that Prophet Muhammad knew this 1400 years ago?"
Professor Maurice Bucaille couldn't sleep that night till they brought
him the Old Testament where he read: "And the waters returned, and
covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that
came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of
them. (Exodus 14:28) But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea:
for his mercy endureth for ever. (Psalm 136:15) For the horse of Pharaoh
went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the
LORD brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the Children of
Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea. (Exodus 15:19)"
Professor Maurice Bucaille was surprised that the Holy Book (The Bible)
didn't mention about the destiny of the body and that it will be saved.
When the scientists were done with the mummy, France retuned it to
Egypt, but Professor Maurice Bucaille couldn't rest for a moment since
he was told that Muslims know about the safety of the body from Holy
Quran. So, he decided to travel and meet anatomy Muslim scientists and
there he spoke about his discovery of the safety of the mummy after its
death in the sea and so on. One of the Muslim scientists stood
up and simply opened Holy Quran and pointed to the Professor at one
verse: "We brought the Children of Israel across the sea and Pharaoh and
his troops pursued them out of tyranny and enmity. Then, when he was on
the point of drowning, he (Pharaoh) said, I believe that there is no
god but Him in whom the Children of Israel believe. I am of those who
submit (to Allah in Islam). What! Now! And indeed you disobeyed before
and you were of the mischief-makers. This day shall We save you in your
body, that you may be a Sign to those who come after you! But verily,
many among mankind are neglectful of Our Signs." (Holy Quran 10:90-92)
Professor Maurice Bucaille was struck when he read that and immediately
stood in front of the crowd and said loudly: "I believe in Islam, I
believe in Holy Quran."

"What is the relationship between our increasing cultural dysfunction and the
uncharted depths of the shadow within us all? What are the mechanisms behind our
cyclical, self and world destroying behavior? What can we learn about our own
darkness by studying the way destructive agency works in biology, cosmology or
information systems? How can we engage in our own personal shadow work to
balance ourselves, therefore balancing the entire culture? The authors of Shadow Tech are engaged in an alchemical quest to understand the
nature of their own darkness, and to develop new maps for navigating the
invisible domain of the psyche. They are also implementing spiritual practices
for clearing repressed toxic energies which empower personal and collective
darkness.Shadow Tech begins with an essay on destruction from a cosmological and
metaphysical view, then moves into deeper waters. The mind is modeled as an
organic operating system, itself a microcosm within a living structure we call
culture. Through the lens of holarchy, known to Hermetic alchemists as the maxim
As Above, So Below, they draw relations between viruses and parasites in biology
and information systems, to the active destructive mechanisms in the human
psyche and culture. Amodel for understanding cyclical destructiveness in relationships that the
authors call "The Victim-Victor Cycle" is presented. So-called "conspiracy
theories"are explored as real world examples of"Cultural Parasitism". Our
intergenerational and cross-cultural destructive behaviors are linked to an
energetic ecosystem of"viral" operations living behind the veil of ego
consciousness. Besides offering novel ways of seeing darkness and destructive cycles, Shadow
Tech documents the authors' personal spiritual philosophy they call Living in
the Movie and effective methods for balancing themselves and raising their own
consciousness. Shadow Tech is a mixture of science, metaphysics and spiritual alchemy." ~ M.F.

B i o

"Colin
E. Davis considers himself to be an artist above else. He has enjoyed a
25-year career as a touring musician and audio engineer. He also has a
background in real estate related law and legal strategies. Since 2009
he has counseled hundreds of people in foreclosure, helping them to turn
financial destruction into personal evolution. He has held an enduring
interest in spiritual principles.Melissa
Mari is a lifelong performance artist with a back-ground in theatre,
jazz, classical, folk and heavy rock styles. She healed herself of
cervical cancer in the mid nineties, when her investigations into the
human shadow began. Now, she teaches effective methods for transmuting
destructive shadow energies. Colin and Melissa are the founding
directors of the musical multimedia project The 01 Experience."~ M.F.